Irish Baby Girl Names with Pronunciation

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  • Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
  • Here is my list of Top Irish Baby Girl Names with Pronunciation and Meaning!
    How to pronounce traditional Irish Girl Names - some of these names are difficult to pronounce if you don't know Irish!
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  • @WolfeMomma
    @WolfeMomma  4 года назад +366

    Irish Boy Names Here - ruclips.net/video/ddTLq0a5bjI/видео.html 💗☘ ☘ ☘

    • @Fayeo0o
      @Fayeo0o 4 года назад +9

      I'm French and my name is Luaine, which is an old Irish name and I've always wondered how it's primarily pronounced ^^

    • @lindathetford3776
      @lindathetford3776 4 года назад +11

      MY GOD YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

    • @shutterbug_713
      @shutterbug_713 4 года назад +10

      I love your hair.

    • @margaretabel3846
      @margaretabel3846 4 года назад +2

      What is the fata(sp?) for? Thanks😄. I just love Irish names!!!

    • @LK-on6rw
      @LK-on6rw 4 года назад +4

      Margaret Abel *fada
      É- Ay
      Á- Aw
      Í- Ee
      Ó- Oh
      Ú- Oo
      It changes the pronunciation of the vowel
      Edit: accidentally clicked on “à” instead of “á”

  • @John-oc1sr
    @John-oc1sr 4 года назад +4931

    How many silent letters do you want?:
    Ireland: yes

    • @BillAnt
      @BillAnt 4 года назад +98

      Correction... "Yes" is pronounced "No" xD

    • @paigelarson9279
      @paigelarson9279 4 года назад +7

      😂😂😂😂

    • @grace.burke.
      @grace.burke. 4 года назад +99

      Most of them aren’t actually silent. It’s just different combinations of letters make different sounds because it’s a different language.

    • @John-oc1sr
      @John-oc1sr 4 года назад +2

      Grace coohl

    • @kathyarancio2876
      @kathyarancio2876 4 года назад +19

      You people who make fun of a nationality that ur not is just plain ignorant😲

  • @aliceeex
    @aliceeex 4 года назад +4430

    I’m not Irish nor pregnant why am I here and why am I enjoying this-

  • @radioaydin5875
    @radioaydin5875 4 года назад +1299

    French: My spelling has nothing to do with how words are pronounced.
    Irish: Hold my Guinness.

    • @Crevettola
      @Crevettola 3 года назад +32

      I mean, in french the word for "bird" is "oiseau", pronounced "wazo". I think we can get close to Irish with some of these

    • @C17NRYL3D
      @C17NRYL3D 3 года назад +13

      Irish is a phonetic language.

    • @SarahLizDoan
      @SarahLizDoan 3 года назад +1

      Lol yes

    • @lindalennon57
      @lindalennon57 3 года назад +4

      Stop that! I nearly peed myself reading this!

    • @zailey7767
      @zailey7767 3 года назад +1

      @@lindalennon57 why?

  • @Vendemiair
    @Vendemiair 2 года назад +441

    0:16 Caoimhe - Kwee-Va or Kee-Va = gentle, beautiful, precious
    0:37 Áine - Awn-Ya = splendor, radiance, brillance
    1:06 Aoife - Eee-Fa = beauty
    1:35 Niamh - Neev or Nee-iv = radiance, brightness
    2:00 Róisín - Row-Sheen = little rose
    2:27 Oonagh - Ooo-Na = a lamb
    2:55 Saoirse - Seer-Sha = freedom, liberty
    3:32 Orfhlaith - Or-La = golden princess
    4:09 Maeve - May-Ve (Medh, Maedhbh, Maébh) = intoxicating, she who intoxicates
    4:57 Dearbhla - Der-Vla or Deer-Vla = daughter of the poet
    5:43 Sadhbh - Sive (rhymes with "five") = sweetness, goodness
    6:16 Sinéad - Shin-Aid = Gaelic version of "Jane" = God is gracious
    7:01 Blathnaid - Blaw-Nid = blossom, flower
    7:30 Grainne - Graw-Nya = sunshine, of the sun
    7:49 Mairéad - Ma-Raid = pearl
    8:16 Siobhan or Siobhán - Shi-Von = female equivalent of "Seán"

    • @magyoe3471
      @magyoe3471 2 года назад +12

      Thks for the detailed translations!

    • @rainmakerii2610
      @rainmakerii2610 2 года назад +1

      I named my daughter Siobhan,but since I'm American ,I spelled it Chavonne.Its truly a beautiful name

    • @julesvee1803
      @julesvee1803 2 года назад +2

      These are Hindu and African names.

    • @lionessqueen6087
      @lionessqueen6087 2 года назад +6

      @@julesvee1803 there can be variation of names in different parts of the world .. like Rose and Marie/Maria are common in different cultures

    • @qwertyTRiG
      @qwertyTRiG 2 года назад +3

      The faux-netics are getting to me. And the one for Siobhán is definitely wrong. The second vowel is long.

  • @Wolfmaedchen
    @Wolfmaedchen 4 года назад +8409

    „It’s spelled sbcifkgebsuchdve. You pronounce it Or-la.“ 😂

  • @brickstoawindow
    @brickstoawindow 4 года назад +2735

    People: French is hard to pronounce
    Irish with names: hold my beer

    • @tsuyuasui1971
      @tsuyuasui1971 4 года назад +4

      Nah we only have names like Saibh Éireann ???????

    • @andriibondar4029
      @andriibondar4029 4 года назад +18

      But if I managed to learn anything about the Irish language so far - it is this: spelling rules in Irish are way more consistent then in French... and in English of course! :)

    • @coiridhwever3475
      @coiridhwever3475 4 года назад +9

      I am learning Scottish Gaelic and I can pronounce all these. Gaelic spelling and pronunciation is much more consistent than English!

    • @SarthorS
      @SarthorS 4 года назад +9

      @@coiridhwever3475 Maybe, but the letters seem to have very little to do with the pronunciation. It's like they just picked a random selection of 2-5 letters out of a bag to represent a sound.

    • @coiridhwever3475
      @coiridhwever3475 4 года назад +6

      @@SarthorS no, some of them just have different sounds assigned to them with Gaelic orthography. I understand the struggle.

  • @arisbariffi
    @arisbariffi 5 месяцев назад +14

    It is so fascinating how they are spelled and pronounced so differently! 🤩

    • @Rosey971
      @Rosey971 4 месяца назад

      They are just spelt and pronounced in Irish, not differently as they are read in Irish

  • @saoirse.d
    @saoirse.d 3 года назад +63

    Imagine having an Irish name and being grown up in Italy since you were one year old. Yes, that's me.

    • @annadupont7615
      @annadupont7615 2 года назад +4

      Did you have a hard time learning how to spell your name? I was wondering for kids whose parents give them an Irish name but they grow up not speaking Irish or learning to read/write Irish, it must be a trip to figure out how to relate the pronunciation with the spelling.

    • @williamalexander6130
      @williamalexander6130 2 года назад

      😂🤣😂

    • @FFM0594
      @FFM0594 3 месяца назад +1

      Perfect! The country where EVERY vowel is pronounced.

  • @LiquidSunInJar
    @LiquidSunInJar 4 года назад +5182

    Imagine Starbucks in Ireland. Names on the cups could get out of hand

    • @Sonnenanbeterin1991
      @Sonnenanbeterin1991 4 года назад +104

      There is actually a comedy video about it

    • @skandababy
      @skandababy 4 года назад +69

      Newsflash: it's been there for years.

    • @jasmineshaw3142
      @jasmineshaw3142 4 года назад +263

      Irish people can pronounce Irish names. They can spell them too...... wonders never cease

    • @avabreen4684
      @avabreen4684 4 года назад +68

      I'm irish and it's the only names they get right lol

    • @direchannelstream9278
      @direchannelstream9278 4 года назад +20

      I think China is even harder: In the school class I visited the were only a few pupil that knew how to write the names of all class members (age 17-18)

  • @AgiDaKinG
    @AgiDaKinG 4 года назад +4038

    This makes me feel dyslexic

    • @jooneemoon
      @jooneemoon 4 года назад +44

      no you're not dyslexic. It's simply another language. The Irish language is another world, a wonderful world.
      Go n-éirí an t-ádh leat, a villen.

    • @birdie8663
      @birdie8663 4 года назад +32

      Well I am lol and this just makes me feel frightened

    • @rebecca___578
      @rebecca___578 4 года назад +14

      jooneemoon they never said that, you must’ve misunderstood ahaha

    • @DontPlayWithMePlayWithYaMama
      @DontPlayWithMePlayWithYaMama 4 года назад +2

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @juliabaktay9078
      @juliabaktay9078 4 года назад +13

      This makes me feel better about my dyslexia

  • @michellemayo1381
    @michellemayo1381 3 года назад +94

    My hubby and I ended up watching this video when I was pregnant with our daughter and struggling to find a name that clicked with us. As soon as we heard you say Orla, we just knew that was it! Our daughter, Orla Abigail, is now 10 months old and we are still in love with her name!

    • @hayleycopher8832
      @hayleycopher8832 3 года назад +4

      omg thats amazing!

    • @millahs5590
      @millahs5590 3 года назад +8

      Same! My husband is Irish and we’re looking for Irish name for our baby daughter. Watched this and fell in love with Saoirse. A risky move but we’ll see how it goes! 😂

    • @hayleycopher8832
      @hayleycopher8832 3 года назад +5

      @@millahs5590 Saoirse is a beautiful name. Go with it!

    • @Emma-vf9fb
      @Emma-vf9fb 3 года назад +1

      Aww rhays so cute. It's nice seeing Irish names being used around the world

    • @katiemccaw4066
      @katiemccaw4066 3 года назад +3

      My husband just settled on orlaith! We’re doing orlaith roisin.
      We’re so excited

  • @janblackhurst1652
    @janblackhurst1652 2 года назад +14

    We have Irish in our ancestry. One daughter decided she wanted an Irish name for her baby, a daughter. Niamh. There was only one nurse when she was born who knew how to pronounce her name and that was because she had a friend named Niamh. And there was also a nun - but she was Irish. Our Niamh has beautiful fair skin, blue eyes and red hair.

  • @kb3239
    @kb3239 4 года назад +5062

    All I know is that I could never be a teacher in Ireland.

    • @ele_99
      @ele_99 4 года назад +19

      If you teach Gaelic 😂

    • @kaleemarie13
      @kaleemarie13 4 года назад +22

      I almost spat out my soda XD I can relate. I was stumped on the first name! How in the --- do you get Kwee-Va from Caoimhe?!

    • @madi-tv2sb
      @madi-tv2sb 4 года назад +1

      ELENA DI RUVO they mean whenever they have to read off the names for attendance-

    • @ILOVEMEW10
      @ILOVEMEW10 4 года назад

      K B 😂😂😂😂😂👏Nice!

    • @VanillaGorilla89
      @VanillaGorilla89 4 года назад +25

      @@ele_99 Irish is one of six Gaelic languages, born and bred in Ireland and its such a difficult language to learn. I'd say its slowly becoming more popular. I just wish our government would do more to promote and protect the language.

  • @abracabadass
    @abracabadass 4 года назад +3451

    This just confirms my belief that Ireland is a fairytale kingdom and everyone there is a fairy or an elf.

    • @-owo-8416
      @-owo-8416 4 года назад +22

      @@KevinSmith-qi5yn Nah us Irish are potatoes -_-

    • @abracabadass
      @abracabadass 4 года назад +40

      @@-owo-8416 beautiful magical potatoes

    • @deadpanbarry5442
      @deadpanbarry5442 4 года назад +16

      @@KevinSmith-qi5yn I'd say your a West brit.

    • @KevinSmith-qi5yn
      @KevinSmith-qi5yn 4 года назад +15

      @@deadpanbarry5442
      I'm American with Irish Ancestry. We fled during the great potato famine.
      I use historical info on 16th century Irish peasantry. The same inbreeding applies to the English and most British lands. Same with the malnutrition. I remember one account talking about how the conditions were worse than an American slave.

    • @deadpanbarry5442
      @deadpanbarry5442 4 года назад +51

      @@KevinSmith-qi5yn For someone who has Irish ancestry why shit all over yourself and the Irish people with insults. Believe me when I say your not Irish, maybe in your head but not your soul. If you ever come to Ireland and say what you said you would be put down in seconds.

  • @AlexB-xb2gr
    @AlexB-xb2gr 4 года назад +167

    I'm a coach and here's my experience with Irish names:
    Niamh: Hi I'm Niamh, I'm in your team this year.
    Me: Sorry there's no Neve in this team.
    Niamh: Yes, I'm in your team.
    Me: Are you sure?
    Niamh: Yes, I'm positive.
    Me: Ok there's probably a mistake on this list. Does anyone know where "Ni-arm-ih" is?
    Niamh: 🤦‍♀️

    • @niamhokeefe4756
      @niamhokeefe4756 3 года назад +5

      I have been called
      Neeme
      N-e-am-h
      N-I-am
      Nee-ma
      And my personal fave n-a-heme 🤣

    • @SusanForman042
      @SusanForman042 3 года назад +4

      That moment when for half a second I miss read coach as couch. Curse you Dyslexia*.
      *I guess more precisely curse my Dyslexia.

    • @niamhha9014
      @niamhha9014 3 года назад +6

      I once had a teacher call me “Naomi”. It was a nice change from the usual “ny-am”😂.

  • @Fernando-ox5mo
    @Fernando-ox5mo 3 года назад +220

    I think an Irish "Spelling Bee" must be really difficult.

    • @luciamceleney4853
      @luciamceleney4853 3 года назад +4

      I go to an irish school so i do a spelling test every friday.

    • @blkbks13
      @blkbks13 2 года назад +6

      Only if your not Irish

    • @LindaFromSeaAtTull
      @LindaFromSeaAtTull 2 года назад +6

      @@blkbks13 *you're

    • @TyrealH
      @TyrealH 3 месяца назад

      I hear Irish is phonetic so once you know what letters make what sound you'd have absolutely no problem! ... aside from the many silent letters

    • @clodaghhedderman5462
      @clodaghhedderman5462 Месяц назад

      Same I think I do 3 or 2​@@luciamceleney4853

  • @derschweigaa
    @derschweigaa 4 года назад +5429

    "Hello, my name is Oghphloisesiorght, but it's pronounced 'heh' "

  • @jedislap8726
    @jedislap8726 4 года назад +2182

    Damn, Irish scrabble must be a nightmare.

  • @angiecarver3999
    @angiecarver3999 5 месяцев назад +3

    My aunt is from Ireland 🇮🇪 born and raised, I am Irish ☘️ on both sides of my family and had the honor of visiting my homeland at my aunt and uncles wedding at the K Club in 2009! Their son is named Conal. My husband and I are planning a trip back to Ireland in 2024.

  • @roisinmchugh6669
    @roisinmchugh6669 4 года назад +25

    My name is Roisin and my siblings are Aisling and Sean. Living in England you do spend a lot of time correcting people on pronunciation and spelling but I love my name and it makes me feel closer to my Irish family ☘️ I will be naming my kids with Irish names too! Maybe Meadh or Aiobhinn (Eve-een)

  • @saye3902
    @saye3902 4 года назад +2948

    Hey my name is Steve but it’s spelled Stoghce

  • @virgil52
    @virgil52 4 года назад +822

    I want Key and Peele’s substitute teacher to read these names.😂😂

    • @WolfeMomma
      @WolfeMomma  4 года назад +32

      Ha that would be so funny 😂

    • @peggie7126
      @peggie7126 4 года назад +8

      You took the words right out of my mouth!!!!

    • @ShellSellars-Smith
      @ShellSellars-Smith 4 года назад +6

      You said what I was thinking...

    • @annad.3201
      @annad.3201 4 года назад

      Omg yes!!😂😂😂

  • @nicolesakwe1973
    @nicolesakwe1973 2 года назад +19

    I love Irish names ♥ I worked with Irish sisters and one night we were hanging out and someone asked the one sister what she would name her daughter and she spelled out the name Niamh, and I said it out loud because I've always love that name. People thought it was weird I knew that but the sisters were impressed 😁

  • @ivyking6944
    @ivyking6944 3 года назад +48

    I’m trying to convince my husband to use Áine for our daughter. Our sons name is Ronan and I just love the way they go together.

    • @romee5763
      @romee5763 2 года назад +1

      If you live in the US just know that wherever she goes she’ll have to pronounce and spell her name over and over again. Take it from someone who named their daughter Deirdre. Huh? What did you say?

    • @lannac.7754
      @lannac.7754 2 года назад

      @@romee5763 but Deirdre is a fantastic name so surely it's not that bad right?

    • @antsy8994
      @antsy8994 3 месяца назад

      I’m very Irish and my parents wanted Aine, But New, nobody would be able to pronounce it right or spell it right, so they just went with Anne. Believe it or not, everybody mispronounces that - they always call me, Annie, and it drives me crazy!

  • @buggied7641
    @buggied7641 4 года назад +545

    Why am I watching this?: Idk
    Do I need this?: Nope
    Am I still gonna watch it?: Yes sir

    • @darreldavis1461
      @darreldavis1461 4 года назад +1

      月T s u k i B a b y yeah but what’s up w her hair. Is that natural?

    • @buggied7641
      @buggied7641 4 года назад +1

      Darrel Davis what you mean she just has it dyed

  • @tiffannytwo
    @tiffannytwo 4 года назад +1561

    Lets just admit. None of us expected to find this in our recommended.

    • @lilisimone5480
      @lilisimone5480 4 года назад +6

      I just watched some Enya music videos I have a feeling that had something to do with it 😂

    • @toomuchpassion2361
      @toomuchpassion2361 4 года назад

      @@lilisimone5480 I've listening to Enya on Tidal, but how would RUclips know that?

    • @gingerdavis8071
      @gingerdavis8071 4 года назад +3

      I have no clue why looking up videos on bidets would lead me here. My dear departed mother was born in Belfast and l have a grandson named Declan, but how did the algorithm know that?

    • @madddog6790
      @madddog6790 4 года назад

      Not surprised to see it in mine :)

    • @Etenoha1
      @Etenoha1 4 года назад +1

      Ijust thougt just that this new way of recommended videos is widening my horizons lol

  • @ClaudiaSanchez-kh6zu
    @ClaudiaSanchez-kh6zu 3 года назад +36

    I'll never name my daughters with one of these names 'cause I'm mexican and non of them rhyme with Sánchez, but all the names are beautiful and I really enjoyed the video

    • @thisisAB
      @thisisAB 2 года назад +5

      Can I just ask why your kid's name needs to rhyme with Sanchez? Claudia does not so...

    • @marynooney6226
      @marynooney6226 2 года назад +3

      How about Fia? It doesn't rhyme with Sanchez, but it sounds good with it...

    • @sro986
      @sro986 2 года назад +2

      @@thisisAB I think she means just goes with, not rhymes.

    • @moonsiade
      @moonsiade 2 года назад +3

      Siobhan Sanchez sounds beautiful ;)

    • @suburbcinderella
      @suburbcinderella 2 года назад +2

      @@moonsiade or Saoirse sanchez

  • @jessicamattes4208
    @jessicamattes4208 3 года назад +20

    I actually got recommended this video from a video of Saorise Ronan explaining how to pronounce her name

  • @jenna_maria
    @jenna_maria 4 года назад +605

    French: let’s make words with as many unnecessary letters as we can!
    Irish: hold my Guinness

    • @LK-on6rw
      @LK-on6rw 4 года назад +8

      Jenna Maria they all make sense when you speak irish

    • @miyounova
      @miyounova 4 года назад +7

      @@LK-on6rw just like in French!

    • @janesmith699
      @janesmith699 4 года назад +15

      I hate French for this very reason. They take a word, add ten thousand million letters but pronounce it bleh.

    • @janesmith699
      @janesmith699 4 года назад +5

      But they have good wine and cheese.

    • @Chocolouf
      @Chocolouf 4 года назад +8

      @@janesmith699 You should be thankful French has been simplified/modernised, or it would have been a lot more difficult.

  • @syannedowd9210
    @syannedowd9210 4 года назад +1619

    Why do people forget that Ireland has it's own language and doesn't follow the English phonics. The names in Irish have such beautiful meanings and people make fun of them

    • @Maggot91ify
      @Maggot91ify 4 года назад +28

      Yes well also consider that these people are used to Germanic or Romance orthography which are more phonetic than Irish orthography generally.

    • @flossyraven
      @flossyraven 4 года назад +39

      @Maynard Frith welcome to AAs or people from African descent world. Till this day we are considered subhuman with low IQs no matter how educated/intelligent and successful we are. Anyways moving away from hurtful bigotry in the world, Irish names and the country in general is very beautiful.

    • @wafflesandpancakesxd2536
      @wafflesandpancakesxd2536 4 года назад +37

      My second name is Niamh since my father is Irish and my parents liked the name,but sadly we live in Germany so the people don’t know that name and sometimes make fun of the spelling and pronunciation yet I love my name

    • @celtictarotreadings333
      @celtictarotreadings333 4 года назад +2

      Jesus Christ it’s called a joke I’m not offended why are you

    • @celtictarotreadings333
      @celtictarotreadings333 4 года назад +4

      Waffles and pancakes XD thankfully my Irish name is well recognised however Ive been subjected to a life of misspelling

  • @janvan14
    @janvan14 Год назад +15

    I am of Irish descent. Our rainbow baby was born March 17th. So she is a St. Patrick's Day baby. We named her Emma Aine. She is definitely a lucky girl to us.

    • @jillcrato1680
      @jillcrato1680 Год назад +1

      Is the baby ok? What does ‘rainbow baby’ mean ? That term scares me!

    • @fmcm7715
      @fmcm7715 Год назад

      You do know Emma isn’t an Irish name? Congrats on the birth of your wee daughter

    • @janvan14
      @janvan14 Год назад +2

      @@fmcm7715 yeah, but Aine is. Sooooo🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @fmcm7715
      @fmcm7715 Год назад

      @@janvan14 do you just call her Emma though?

    • @snoopybluejeans
      @snoopybluejeans Год назад +1

      @@jillcrato1680 - She was born on St Patricks Day, Rainbows appear on loads of things, for that day.

  • @ericgirardet1848
    @ericgirardet1848 4 года назад +29

    I visited Ireland last year for the first time. I went in every corner of your country and I love it. Landscape was absolutely wonderful especially the Connemara.
    Greetings from the Swiss alps.

  • @jihajoestar
    @jihajoestar 4 года назад +747

    “Is Onion here?”
    *visible confusion from students*
    “It’s AWN-YA”

    • @agf1700
      @agf1700 4 года назад +5

      Gaelic for Anne

    • @arkiu-himikoi
      @arkiu-himikoi 4 года назад

      JAJAJAJA

    • @iuliya95
      @iuliya95 4 года назад +6

      bts is a mess but in Russia we have the same name. Anja

    • @risabug7772
      @risabug7772 4 года назад

      Bahaha

    • @celia1894
      @celia1894 4 года назад +2

      you say this but my best friends name is áine and a teacher once called her onion by mistake in middle school and we're in college now and we still call her that

  • @Ebizzill
    @Ebizzill 4 года назад +1002

    teacher: orfhlaith
    orfhlaith: present !
    teacher: dah... vo...nnn .. teeeee ??
    davonte: its davont-ay

    • @jypsywith_a_jae7575
      @jypsywith_a_jae7575 4 года назад +29

      My sentiments exactly. There is no longer any excuse. Lol

    • @Ebizzill
      @Ebizzill 4 года назад

      @49jubilee but its funny though because you can pronounce the words as they are spelled out. sinead ?? foreal sheh-nade??

    • @jasonayres
      @jasonayres 4 года назад

      Teacher: Ah, Grandma.
      Grainne : 🙁Here.
      Grandma Grainne : Ah, that'd be me.

    • @mc-fp4hh
      @mc-fp4hh 4 года назад +1

      underrated comment

    • @Sandstorm9562
      @Sandstorm9562 4 года назад

      Where is A-A-ron?

  • @laurielyddy4890
    @laurielyddy4890 3 года назад +13

    Why am I so fascinated by the way she pronounce the letter H. Granted I am American so I find this whole thing fascinating in general since I have Irish heritage. But just completely in love with the way she pronounces the letter H!

    • @janeellis6177
      @janeellis6177 3 года назад

      Same here, I Love hearing her say “h”!

    • @Casablanca-iz9jf
      @Casablanca-iz9jf 2 года назад

      What county

    • @hewhocannotbenamed
      @hewhocannotbenamed 2 года назад

      I like to think that we give it extra huh power by saying haitch rather than aitch.
      Think about all the words beginning with h that have the huh sound. We just decided to add that to the letter itself.

    • @hewhocannotbenamed
      @hewhocannotbenamed 2 года назад

      You're going to love how we pronounce Z.

    • @laurielyddy4890
      @laurielyddy4890 2 года назад

      @@hewhocannotbenamed LOL I already know how the letter z is pronounced because I lived in Canada for about 7 or so years when I was a kid. Okay that's me assuming you guys say Zed. So do you? LOL

  • @sandrap4188
    @sandrap4188 2 года назад +1

    My Irish catholic ancestors always used saints names for their babies. Times have changed & these old Irish legend names are now embraced.

  • @Jafooly73
    @Jafooly73 4 года назад +3072

    Irish names - create a sound then dip your hand in a scrabble bag to find out how you are going to spell it.

    • @abear2874
      @abear2874 4 года назад +56

      making fun of minority languages that people were literally killed for speaking makes you look great

    • @jadriene
      @jadriene 4 года назад +92

      @@abear2874 was a joke bro

    • @DerryK67
      @DerryK67 4 года назад +74

      Not true, you’re trying to pronounce these beautiful Irish names with the English language in your brain, don’t try to pronounce names in any language with English language rules, the pronunciation and spelling of these names makes perfect sense in the Irish language. I’m Irish and my name is Gráinne, the mother of Caoimhe, Saoirse and Sadhbh❤️

    • @gwenscott535
      @gwenscott535 4 года назад +11

      @@DerryK67 Sorry for the rude people who do not understand how to be respectfully of other peoples culture. My Great Grandmother was born in Dublin and so I have had a curiosity about the Gaelic.

    • @DerryK67
      @DerryK67 4 года назад +4

      Gwen Scott thank you 🙏🏻😀

  • @leslie6757
    @leslie6757 4 года назад +800

    The first name’s subtitle came up as “Queef” on my phone so that’s nice

  • @AnabethalightASMR
    @AnabethalightASMR 3 года назад

    Amazing video! I love that you took your time to pronounce each name slowly and also introduced the phonetic spelling on the screen. I really liked how you also provided some descriptionfor each name and gave it a little bit of cultural background!! Amazing video!!

  • @shadowofmoonlight3167
    @shadowofmoonlight3167 Год назад +1

    My host mother in Ireland was called Siobhan and I really loved the name! It's just so beautiful and interesting! Love all of those irish names!

  • @CalifaJohn1
    @CalifaJohn1 4 года назад +816

    When the Irish started using Roman letters, they apparently did it in a way to spite the Romans.

    • @Twittler1
      @Twittler1 4 года назад +12

      Lots of letters in the Roman alphabet have different sounds in different languages, even though most European languages are from the same family, starting off with one language, proto indo- european (aryan) about 6-7000 years ago around the black and caspian seas. Magyar (Hungarian), Suomi (Finnish), and Euzkadi (Basque) are the exceptions.
      ‘C’ can be like s or k or ch. I is frequently ee or uhn (the n is silent- it’s there to remind you to breathe out the h). O is often oo. W doesn’t exist in some - it’s pronounced v in German, as is v itself.
      The irish alphabet has only 19 letters. No j, k, q, v, w, y, or z.
      And so on. Irish is actually the closest living relative in structure, grammar and usage to ladin, a direct, little altered descendant of latin, spoken only in NE italy, sw austria and se switzerland by a small number of people. The people who became the romans were very close culturally and linguistically to the people who became the celts.

    • @DanH34
      @DanH34 4 года назад +6

      Never attribute to spite that which can be adequately explained by drunken Irishman.

    • @Martell364
      @Martell364 4 года назад +3

      @R C That depends on what word you're saying. For example there are lots of German names or words like "validieren" (to validate), in which "V" is pronounced like a "W".

    • @kaisattelberg5548
      @kaisattelberg5548 4 года назад +1

      Still, Kevin's original sentence doesn't make sense.

    • @Len0Grady
      @Len0Grady 4 года назад +3

      An important thing to know is that the traditional Irish alphabet is quite different from that in England. When we won independence, the nation was flat broke and stuck with the English Civil Service’s typewriters, so the language was given a major overhaul to try and fit; hence the often weird spelling- it’s like dancing in another man’s shoes.

  • @harveymalice
    @harveymalice 4 года назад +1176

    “O-r-f-h-l-a-i-t-h, yeah, Orla.”

    • @siimplyopal837
      @siimplyopal837 4 года назад +5

      Yh thats my name

    • @ElimY
      @ElimY 4 года назад +7

      Orla Gartland!!!

    • @eabhasheehan1994
      @eabhasheehan1994 4 года назад +13

      I’ve seen Orlaith, but not with the ‘f’. I like it, but if I named my child that I wouldn’t have the ‘f’ because I know their name would constantly get mispronounced. Orlaith would usually be pronounced right though, because it is pretty common in Ireland.

    • @sweetlife031
      @sweetlife031 4 года назад

      What are the other spellings of "Or-la"…? 😊

    • @caitlinmccann5243
      @caitlinmccann5243 4 года назад +1

      Orlagh*

  • @genevawilliams9102
    @genevawilliams9102 Месяц назад

    I just saw and heard the the name Siobhan in a Series and absolutely love it! The spelling is so unique!! I never Irish names were so unique!!! Love it

  • @ev1lp1nk
    @ev1lp1nk 3 года назад +1

    *_LOVE_* when you say "lovely" sounds like Heaven to me.

  • @lucal.3373
    @lucal.3373 4 года назад +1006

    One like is one respect for all the irish starbucks baristas ✌🏻

    • @seaneemc
      @seaneemc 4 года назад +49

      The Irish baristas ARE Irish?? Like these names are all so common here so they're really used to spelling them

    • @Rebecca-ke9nn
      @Rebecca-ke9nn 4 года назад +16

      Dumbest thing I’ve ever read hahaha

    • @respectalgebra
      @respectalgebra 4 года назад +9

      everyone here knows how to pronounce the names because they're so common lol

    • @LK-on6rw
      @LK-on6rw 4 года назад +12

      Irish people know Irish names 😂

    • @r0esheen
      @r0esheen 4 года назад +10

      Irish people can... spell Irish names? unless they have dyslexia maybe

  • @italianplastick4031
    @italianplastick4031 4 года назад +1481

    Subtitles :
    "the first name is queef" 😂😂😂😂
    Edit : thanks for so many likes 👍 might as well plug myself @missbezerk4 😉👌

    • @checkmebecky7945
      @checkmebecky7945 4 года назад +42

      Literally just came to it comments to see if anyone else saw that 😭😭

    • @italianplastick4031
      @italianplastick4031 4 года назад +7

      @@checkmebecky7945 😂😂😂😂I'm glad you saw it too 😅👌

    • @WolfeMomma
      @WolfeMomma  4 года назад +23

      😂😂😂

    • @italianplastick4031
      @italianplastick4031 4 года назад +2

      @@ksz7148 😂😂😂😂😫

    • @Matriarch5
      @Matriarch5 4 года назад +7

      😂 that's what got me to click on the video was the subtitles lol I was like there's no way that subtitle is accurate

  • @imitchellgill
    @imitchellgill 3 года назад +3

    This is really cool! I'm writing a book about a young American fellow stuck in a small Irish town, and this is sure to be fun. Thanks!

  • @lazarusthehumblecritic8390
    @lazarusthehumblecritic8390 3 года назад +2

    Also you're really great at keeping a straight face while spelling out pronunciations that are completely different that the actual written name!

  • @KaileexLove
    @KaileexLove 4 года назад +731

    Me as a teacher: “is sadhbuh here?? What about Blathnayd? Grain?”

    • @TheFirstHurrah
      @TheFirstHurrah 4 года назад +23

      True story. There was a girl named Niamh in my highschool. One day in math we had a substitute teacher and he was doing attendance.
      Sub: Is NI-AM here?
      Niamh: It's NEEVE
      Sub: But it says--
      Niamh: It's spelled wrong.
      And then the rest of the class giggled and the sub had no idea what was going on. I feel bad for him in retrospect. XD

    • @KaileexLove
      @KaileexLove 4 года назад +1

      TheFirstHurrah omg, poor girl 😹
      That must suck, having it mispronounced all the time LOL

  • @annabennett2233
    @annabennett2233 4 года назад +367

    I love the way she says "haych" instead of "aych" for H, that's so cute.

    • @OctoberBaby1009
      @OctoberBaby1009 4 года назад +1

      Anna Bennett I literally had this thought then I saw this comment. 🥳

    • @savannahrose4447
      @savannahrose4447 4 года назад +10

      I was looking for this comment 😂

    • @jamilaissa6628
      @jamilaissa6628 4 года назад +35

      That's just most non American English speaking countries

    • @LaurenRReed28
      @LaurenRReed28 4 года назад +13

      Doesnt make sense to me why you would say aych 😅 so do you say arry instead of harry haha

    • @genesisboldt5137
      @genesisboldt5137 4 года назад +2

      Lauren_r_smith no lol she was just talking about when you say the letter, not how you or ounce it

  • @blatherskite9601
    @blatherskite9601 Год назад

    Charming video - many thanks! What a lot of lovely names you Irish lasses have!

  • @salimas7979
    @salimas7979 3 года назад +9

    Beautifully explained. I’m fascinated with the Irish culture. Dreaming of visiting one day.

  • @matfejpatrusin4550
    @matfejpatrusin4550 4 года назад +169

    Seems like the ancient Irish people just received a sheet with Latin letters in the mail, and there was no one to read it out loud for them.

    • @jmo53214.
      @jmo53214. 4 года назад +5

      This is perfect. Legit laughed out loud.

    • @gionncaomhinmorpheagh4791
      @gionncaomhinmorpheagh4791 4 года назад +1

      That's because for many centuries Irish was largely a spoken language, with a seanchaí (storyteller) travelling around telling mystical tales and spreading the spoken language further. It wasn't until about the 4th or 5th Century that a form of writing was developed.
      MsG

  • @KatKomodo
    @KatKomodo 4 года назад +489

    The “mh” being a “vee” sound is THROWING ME

    • @niamhkelly6185
      @niamhkelly6185 4 года назад +37

      it's thrown everyone I've known my whole life :)

    • @KatKomodo
      @KatKomodo 4 года назад +4

      Niamh Kelly your name looks so beautiful! How do you pronounce it?

    • @niamhkelly6185
      @niamhkelly6185 4 года назад +10

      @@KatKomodo oh you're so nice! I pronounce it nee-v.

    • @KatKomodo
      @KatKomodo 4 года назад +5

      Niamh Kelly beautiful! I love that and I hope you have a lovely day!

    • @niamhkelly6185
      @niamhkelly6185 4 года назад +9

      @@KatKomodo wow, you are such a wholesome and wonderful person. Thanks for the short convo and I hope YOU have an absolutely amazing day.

  • @lisadixon5886
    @lisadixon5886 2 года назад

    Love these names ( my grandfather was Paddy Quinn, from Ballycastle, Co. Antrim) also love the links to folklore and legends.
    Fascinating, thank you!

  • @shawntakada1851
    @shawntakada1851 Год назад +1

    Love this content! Third generation immigrant Irish. Named Shawn… was the fourth child. Parents swore I was going to be a male, then just too tired to change my name! So grateful they did!

  • @cheese69
    @cheese69 4 года назад +620

    Maeve and Siobhan are quite common in Irish American families

    • @Leanne_w
      @Leanne_w 4 года назад +9

      Also in England.

    • @ameliateta1579
      @ameliateta1579 4 года назад +13

      in boston Aiofe, Aine, Maeve, and Niamh are for sure the top two

    • @Ashleynicole-fk5kx
      @Ashleynicole-fk5kx 4 года назад +14

      I’ll never forget I was in school and one of our dorm roommates was named Siobhan. I’ll never forget she put her name on a tub of ice cream and I was like “who the hell is see-oh-ban?” she’s like that’s me... I was like woah!

    • @kiraalexandria1521
      @kiraalexandria1521 4 года назад +2

      My best friends name is niamh

    • @Me-mb1ex
      @Me-mb1ex 4 года назад +5

      The first time I saw my friend Siobhan spell her name my mind was blown.😂

  • @emmawood4887
    @emmawood4887 4 года назад +1532

    I’m a 14 year old Canadian. WHY AM I WATCHING THIS😂

    • @florentine614
      @florentine614 4 года назад +52

      I'm a 15 year old German and I have no idea

    • @emmawood4887
      @emmawood4887 4 года назад +5

      Hermine Granger 😂

    • @emmawood4887
      @emmawood4887 4 года назад +3

      M W I guess so😅

    • @sarahmatthews8322
      @sarahmatthews8322 4 года назад +10

      Im a 15 yr old brit and im wondering what im doing aswell!

    • @emmawood4887
      @emmawood4887 4 года назад +1

      lillie Matthews 😂

  • @konradxtofik
    @konradxtofik 3 года назад +3

    All those names sound somehow exotic and profoundly! Greetings from Poland 🥰

  • @daniellehallihan6015
    @daniellehallihan6015 Год назад

    Anyone else loving how she pronounces an h? Ugh, her accent, so beautiful!!! ❤

  • @mage6475
    @mage6475 4 года назад +458

    The only one that makes sense to my non-Irish brain is Maeve

    • @LK-on6rw
      @LK-on6rw 4 года назад +9

      Golden_mage 2000 wait until you hear the other spelling of it

    • @ellie2819
      @ellie2819 4 года назад +4

      Yeah my cousin is a meadbh

    • @tsuyuasui1971
      @tsuyuasui1971 4 года назад +2

      😂😂😂 oh honeyyy
      Tú anam bocht

    • @Twittler1
      @Twittler1 4 года назад +4

      Ellie Should be Meadhbh or Maibh(e). Or Meabh. The ‘d’ is aspirated, so is followed by ‘h’.

    • @quinnmcc_
      @quinnmcc_ 4 года назад +4

      My daughters name is Maeve💕

  • @kathrynmerrill7304
    @kathrynmerrill7304 4 года назад +544

    Imagine being an American teacher in Ireland and having to do roll call.....

    • @Hanbl-ip1tn
      @Hanbl-ip1tn 4 года назад +57

      I had the sweetest American teacher and yes the first roll call was slow 😂 she wrote them out phonetically and was grand after that.

    • @caitlinmccann5243
      @caitlinmccann5243 4 года назад +4

      We call it registration or reg

    • @michaelmichael8314
      @michaelmichael8314 4 года назад +5

      @@caitlinmccann5243 no we don't, we call it roll call

    • @caitlinmccann5243
      @caitlinmccann5243 4 года назад +1

      @@michaelmichael8314 in my school we dont I live in the north unfortunately

    • @glyphs3
      @glyphs3 4 года назад +20

      A Aron
      De Nice
      Jay Quallin
      Ba Laque
      To name a few

  • @sofiamoon63
    @sofiamoon63 3 года назад +4

    As an Irish dancer, this is so helpful when I go to my competitions! Thank you!

    • @luciamceleney4853
      @luciamceleney4853 3 года назад +1

      you do irish dancing?! My friend is amazing at it:D

  • @connieblack5094
    @connieblack5094 Год назад

    One of my fave books growing up was The Lady, by Anne McCaffery. Set in 1970's Ireland, this vid was a great help in finally learning how to pronounce the names of some of the characters! Great vid!

  • @MzCastorama
    @MzCastorama 4 года назад +677

    I feel the urge to have 50 daughters so I can give them pretty irish name.

    • @Ellemerob
      @Ellemerob 4 года назад +7

      Yeah. Call one of them Caoilfhionn also known as Keelin

    • @justanotherwhitegirla7093
      @justanotherwhitegirla7093 4 года назад +1

      You do that. Good luck to you.

    • @rebeccat7005
      @rebeccat7005 4 года назад +1

      Nim Boo to breed with????? What r they animals

    • @Emma-vf9fb
      @Emma-vf9fb 4 года назад

      Ellemerob my sisters a Keelyn we spell it with a y tho and nobody can pronounce it or spell it 😂😂

    • @eilidhmac117
      @eilidhmac117 4 года назад

      Rebecca T Humans are animals.

  • @emiliamenschaert2668
    @emiliamenschaert2668 4 года назад +162

    omg the way she says: 'Róise' sounds exactly like 'Roosje' in dutch and that is a populair name too in our country..

  • @Guywithupsyndrone
    @Guywithupsyndrone 3 года назад +4

    It’s “kee vaa” hear in tipp and a lot of others differ too. So funny how annunciation differs so much based on location in such a tiny island! Thanks for this vid :)

  • @WestAussieDiamondArtReads
    @WestAussieDiamondArtReads Год назад

    Thanks for this. There are some beautiful names here. I really love the name Siobhan and always have. So happy you included it here.

  • @esesenordenegro2064
    @esesenordenegro2064 4 года назад +244

    The difference between spelling and writing is so impressive.... Madre mía!!!

    • @mirtherienstra3600
      @mirtherienstra3600 4 года назад +3

      Baikonur BKN isnt spelling and writing the same thing hahaha, I think you mean pronunciation

    • @melize7035
      @melize7035 4 года назад +2

      French is sitting somewhere thinking it was complex 😂😂😂😅😅😅

  • @eryng515
    @eryng515 4 года назад +242

    I’ve have found that there are a lot of silent letters in Irish names

    • @Themusiclover1322
      @Themusiclover1322 4 года назад

      ErAmGr 62 for no reason!!!

    • @oo4667
      @oo4667 4 года назад +20

      @@Themusiclover1322 not really for no reason, irish has a fairly standard pronunciation system (unlike english lol) so the extra letters do change how the word is pronounced and so are needed

    • @MrJellybeanwoman
      @MrJellybeanwoman 4 года назад +10

      ErAmGr 62 they aren’t silent letters. It makes perfect sense if you can speak irish

    • @neisha82808
      @neisha82808 4 года назад +1

      o o well said

    • @LK-on6rw
      @LK-on6rw 4 года назад

      They’re actually not silent lol

  • @siobhanjordan3227
    @siobhanjordan3227 4 года назад +2

    Yay! I was worried you would skip over mine, but it was the last one! I’m a Siobhan. I’m American and I have had SO many people never pronounce my name correctly. I used to really dislike my name but now I love it!😄

  • @missmuffet3874
    @missmuffet3874 Год назад

    Such beautiful names.

  • @Midnight_Mia
    @Midnight_Mia 4 года назад +548

    We have a similar name to “Aine” in Sweden spelled “Anja” same goes for “Aoife” and Sweden “Eva/ Evfa” very similar they pronounce the same way just spelled differently :)

    • @mariemallili
      @mariemallili 4 года назад +41

      in germany too :) she pronounces like the german names Anja and Eva...

    • @yvonnewinters9699
      @yvonnewinters9699 4 года назад +15

      In Dutch as well! Anja is a normal name - just like Eva

    • @lepi7921
      @lepi7921 4 года назад +18

      Those are very common names all around rhe world.

    • @burnz5150
      @burnz5150 4 года назад +3

      It’s common in Poland too, not from there, somewhat common in the US too

    • @kikismiley11
      @kikismiley11 4 года назад +2

      Lepi exactly

  • @MikasaAckerman-lk2ti
    @MikasaAckerman-lk2ti 4 года назад +1140

    I’d probably name my daughter “Áine” so later if she comes to Starbucks they be putting her name as “Onion”

    • @justanotherwhitegirla7093
      @justanotherwhitegirla7093 4 года назад +39

      Probably would spell it Anya. But I like the name too.

    • @Roshi53l
      @Roshi53l 4 года назад +10

      Long-con evil genius...🤣

    • @eilishmendonca5690
      @eilishmendonca5690 4 года назад +17

      My sisters name is aine. Spelled that way too. We call her onion sometimes 😂

    • @acaitlinx9025
      @acaitlinx9025 4 года назад +1

      😳

    • @anyabrown1255
      @anyabrown1255 4 года назад +10

      My names Anya and they spelt it as “Áine” at Starbucks

  • @BeveC21E
    @BeveC21E 2 года назад +1

    Yes. We named our daughter Siobhan after a soap opera character, we both loved! Many have remarked on her name, esp the spelling of it! Thank you for including it 😁!

  • @shresthachowdhury1770
    @shresthachowdhury1770 2 месяца назад

    Such beautiful names!

  • @amielawson8344
    @amielawson8344 4 года назад +400

    My daughter, whose name is Chaeli, has a friend named Sinead and another named Maeve. The other name we almost named her was Rowan.

    • @bvbarmygurl
      @bvbarmygurl 4 года назад +14

      Amie Lawson how popular is Rowan in Ireland? My mom just got it from a book haha

    • @amielawson8344
      @amielawson8344 4 года назад +5

      Rowan Buckson I am not sure, I actually live in the US. It is such a beautiful name!

    • @rorowhy9702
      @rorowhy9702 4 года назад +4

      That’s interesting. My family has very strong Welsh and Schottish roots, very little Irish, and my name is Rowan. Maeve is a beautiful name!

    • @apenguinnamedabraham
      @apenguinnamedabraham 4 года назад +4

      Rowan Buckson the only Rowan I know is American so not very popular at all!

    • @amielawson8344
      @amielawson8344 4 года назад +1

      WalkTwoMoons UponTheStars We have such a large mix of different things, but were always drawn to Irish and Gaelic names.

  • @candisenewton9490
    @candisenewton9490 4 года назад +168

    Aine sounds like an Aussie thing “good on ya mate”

    • @mzstephie
      @mzstephie 4 года назад

      lol I thought the same thing

    • @rhiannonmoody814
      @rhiannonmoody814 4 года назад

      Hahahaha I thought that too

    • @18grape
      @18grape 4 года назад +5

      "Good Áine, mate!"

  • @MrWinotu
    @MrWinotu 4 года назад +2

    Finally I can learn meaning of all Irish names. Thanks for that. Greetings from Poland 💚

  • @StyleGuy08
    @StyleGuy08 Год назад

    Love these vids. Please keep them coming

  • @kaleighmiranda1238
    @kaleighmiranda1238 4 года назад +644

    I’m not even pregnant...I don’t want to be pregnant...I’m still in school. Why am I here?

    • @ceairamgivens1052
      @ceairamgivens1052 4 года назад +10

      Kaleigh Miranda I’m here just in case I meet a future Irish friend, I can impress them by knowing how to say their name 😂

    • @taylorswiftsucks
      @taylorswiftsucks 4 года назад +2

      Same lol. Im only here cause my name is Irish

    • @elenaherwagen3529
      @elenaherwagen3529 4 года назад +2

      Kaleigh Miranda Because of the three useless letters at the end of your name, methinks? :))

    • @ashleighkiss9413
      @ashleighkiss9413 4 года назад +3

      off topic, but i love that your name has the “leigh” in it too. everyone spells mine wrong 😤

    • @bella95
      @bella95 4 года назад +1

      Kaleigh Miranda ~ So you know what not to name your kids 😂

  • @seaofpotions9877
    @seaofpotions9877 4 года назад +140

    It’s so interesting the different “old” traditional names in Irish culture compared to mine. If I met a person with any of these names I’ll compliment them because they are so beautiful

  • @beekay9607
    @beekay9607 2 года назад

    Fascinating. My favorites were Orfhlaith and Sadhbh.

  • @cmielnicc1929
    @cmielnicc1929 4 года назад

    All such beautiful names!

  • @dennysdonuts4918
    @dennysdonuts4918 4 года назад +297

    "It's not that old, maybe from the 1920's."
    Me: Okay.
    Me : *realizes that's 100 years*
    Me: ...oh.

    • @roryridge4242
      @roryridge4242 4 года назад +6

      In Europe, old is older than US...
      They have buildings that are much older than the US buildings

    • @Twittler1
      @Twittler1 4 года назад +1

      Rory Ridge We have buildings in daily use that were old ages before the US was even an idea, and before anyone except the natives knew America even existed.

    • @hiddenrhythmsmusiccircles1063
      @hiddenrhythmsmusiccircles1063 4 года назад +4

      When the language goes back 2000 years, 100 years is but the blink of an eye.

    • @ElizaDolittle
      @ElizaDolittle 4 года назад +2

      @@roryridge4242 Yes! A friend once boasted that she lived in a very old house - it was built in 1823. I couldn't help but tell her that's not old. My mom's house in southern Italy is about 1000 years old - and that is NO exaggeration!

    • @vaportrail226
      @vaportrail226 4 года назад +2

      In the US a hundred years is a long time. In Europe a hundred miles is a long distance. Relativity I suppose.

  • @irelandsmith4200
    @irelandsmith4200 4 года назад +437

    My name is Ireland and I’m barely even Irish my parents just liked the name

    • @elsie6464
      @elsie6464 4 года назад +11

      Cute name

    • @perrimcc
      @perrimcc 4 года назад +27

      Erin is irish for Ireland

    • @Jay-hg8hs
      @Jay-hg8hs 4 года назад +26

      oh wait his/her/theyre name is actually ireland i thought u ment irish but your username confirmed it

    • @charlize3169
      @charlize3169 4 года назад +4

      Wooow that’s a new one for me. What a unique name!

    • @Dylan-ni9my
      @Dylan-ni9my 4 года назад +6

      @@perrimcc Eireann*

  • @JoeBrox
    @JoeBrox 3 года назад

    Very helpful and such beautiful names.

  • @samwayne6991
    @samwayne6991 3 года назад +30

    Me:what’s your name?
    Irish: Karen
    Me: how is it spelled?
    Irish: kvhmevhdeadfvgdvhááren

  • @thebiz2678
    @thebiz2678 4 года назад +351

    THE CAPTIONS SAY THE “THE FIRST NAME IS QUEEF” I CANNOT I-

    • @alicia127
      @alicia127 4 года назад +4

      The Biz i wheezed

    • @lisalilo7848
      @lisalilo7848 4 года назад +1

      Omg..

    • @allosaurus1mix
      @allosaurus1mix 4 года назад +4

      *casually reading subtitles as QUEEF pops up* 😮 what in the world I- *hits back button to make sure name isn’t actually QUEEF*

    • @scotttexasbornandbred1063
      @scotttexasbornandbred1063 4 года назад

      OK, I understand, but that is totally American ... I thought the same thing .. beautiful names though.

    • @janesmith699
      @janesmith699 4 года назад

      Yeah i was like wtf at the first name.

  • @theidiotzonexo
    @theidiotzonexo 4 года назад +383

    all these comments forgetting that Irish is its own language and our phonetics don't follow the English pronunciations o o f

    • @stellar783
      @stellar783 4 года назад +27

      Actually they don’t follow any language, other than Irish obviously. I’m not a native English speaker, my language is easy, you read every letter as it is. The only reason people would compare it to English is because this video is targeted towards English speakers. Don’t take it as an “English” thing, take it as “rest of the world” thing. Your language is hard, my dude!

    • @RachelG5627
      @RachelG5627 4 года назад +19

      STELLAR! I think they mean all the comments saying “How do these letters make this sound!!?” And “go home Ireland ur drunk” like..it’s a different language lol why are they so surprised it doesn’t follow English rules

    • @waffle_fries9322
      @waffle_fries9322 4 года назад

      Yep

    • @IISheireenII
      @IISheireenII 4 года назад +19

      the problem many people have is that while having some variations in sound, most languages using Latin letters (the ones you are reading now) have a common base on what types of sound each letter can do
      ...meanwhile the Irish: We like your letters but you don't have enough letters for our sounds, let's use a combination of these completly unrelated to these sounds letters to build this sound

    • @stellar783
      @stellar783 4 года назад +6

      Rachel Gill I don’t think they’re surprised, they’re just confused. I was and still am rather confused too since it also doesn’t follow my language’s rules.

  • @ashleymarzec783
    @ashleymarzec783 3 года назад +1

    I could listen to you talk all day. I love how you say the letter H. Ahh

  • @SarahLizDoan
    @SarahLizDoan 3 года назад +2

    I’m American born and raised but have a lot of Irish ancestry on both sides and love the Irish culture! I feel connected to it. This is so fascinating and beautiful!!! You are gorgeous! Thank you for this!!

  • @elleeve3333
    @elleeve3333 4 года назад +346

    the letter b: exists
    the Irish language: am i a joke to you?

    • @LK-on6rw
      @LK-on6rw 4 года назад +5

      Rich Is Flecked When it’s “BH” it’s pronounced “V”. When it’s “B” it’s pronounced the same as English. Also, the spelling of names changed in the past tense, all names get a “h” after the first letter in the past tense if they start with any letter except “l,n,r” or a vowel (our alphabet is aábcdeéfghiílmnoóprstu (v in like 2 words))

    • @irxsy1938
      @irxsy1938 4 года назад

      Like in 'bhean' which means woman, it's usually pronounced like 'vhen.'

    • @LK-on6rw
      @LK-on6rw 4 года назад

      iRxsy I’ve only heard it as “Van”, but it will only be “V” with an outside influence

    • @Twittler1
      @Twittler1 4 года назад +1

      Leah Keeley It’s mBha(e)n (women) - vahn with the slightest of slight m sounds before it. The ‘e’ is dialect Kind of like really stressing the Bh. Curiously, unless you know Irish, the singular is mNa. (Actually, I might have the singular and plural mixed up).

    • @LK-on6rw
      @LK-on6rw 4 года назад

      Kevin Twining mná is the plural. I’m fluent.

  • @char8338
    @char8338 4 года назад +77

    I’m a teenager and French Australian this video has no relevance to me Rn but it’s still interesting!!

  • @lucyshnyr5647
    @lucyshnyr5647 Год назад +5

    Loved the video! Irish names are so wonderful, the spelling is a bit tricky but you only have to learn it once to be able to read those and similar words, because the Irish spelling is consistent (as opposed to English). The meanings of the names and the pronunciation are just soooo beautiful. Thanks again ❤

  • @sexyeyes6203
    @sexyeyes6203 11 месяцев назад

    Wow ... i can't read & spell the right spelling & pronounciation of this amazing names ... without you Wolfe Momma 💞💞

  • @ForceFreeTrainergirl06
    @ForceFreeTrainergirl06 4 года назад +605

    The only name that is pronounced anything like it's spelled is Maeve!!!!

    • @sidhenagh
      @sidhenagh 4 года назад +59

      trainergirl Maeve is the English spelling of Maedhbh

    • @emilymulcahy
      @emilymulcahy 4 года назад +3

      There were a few more

    • @MeBeingAble
      @MeBeingAble 4 года назад +3

      Yes i was about to say that. The bh in all the names seem to be a V sound and si is SH

    • @pinkpoodlepaloma
      @pinkpoodlepaloma 4 года назад +7

      No V in Irish

    • @insertname1857
      @insertname1857 4 года назад +5

      TheBlackBalloon there it isss. my friend was real lucky that her mom chose "maeve." her little sister is beibhinn and you can imagine how that goes in the US

  • @roisinmachine1
    @roisinmachine1 4 года назад +31

    My name is Roisin. I’m not from Ireland and have no Irish heritage, but my mum was inspired by her Irish bestie. Growing up in New Zealand no one had a clue how to pronounce my name, but I’ve always loved it

    • @luciamceleney4853
      @luciamceleney4853 3 года назад +1

      Do you mean Rósín?

    • @zvezdoblyat
      @zvezdoblyat 8 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@luciamceleney4853surely she knows how to spell her own name?

  • @tinahernandez6389
    @tinahernandez6389 Год назад

    I really enjoyed your succinct, informative presentation!